but when i run it i receive this error :The TCP/IP connection's 'host' is not answering (TCP/IP error ECONNREFUSED).You can see how to make changes to your 'hosts' and 'services' files in thedocumentation for the network. Contact your system manager if you needassistance.Backup ended with an error at 2006/11/2 16:57:04.

But the server has172.20.0.17 Cogesam410in the hostsfileand the right entry in the services file(in fact I manage to run the client from the server)

In add if the server is made of 2 different filesI receive following error :

The number of source database files do not equal the number of physicaldatabasefiles available.

Create a file called backup.txt and let the content be something like:------>[Backup Files]C:\database\database1.fdb=c:\BACKUPC:\database\database2.fdb=c:\BACKUP[Options]nettype=tcpServername=MBSN40SRVDescription="The Daily backup"Email=***@microsoft.comuser=superPassword=secretdbtest=normalcc=yes<-------

then at the command prompt do a

HOTCOPY source=backup.txt

that should do it (or at least it does for me).

Palle

Post by Fiammenghi FabrizioHi to all,I read that hotcopy is able to create an "online" backup of navisiondatabaseHow do i use it ? (my db is in native mode)HotCopy.exe source=E:\DbNavision410\Cogesam410\Cogesam410.fdbdestination=e:\ nettype=TCP server=Cogesam410 user=xxxi password=xxxxdbtest=minimum osauthentication=noThe TCP/IP connection's 'host' is not answering (TCP/IP error ECONNREFUSED).You can see how to make changes to your 'hosts' and 'services' files in thedocumentation for the network. Contact your system manager if you needassistance.Backup ended with an error at 2006/11/2 16:57:04.But the server has172.20.0.17 Cogesam410in the hostsfileand the right entry in the services file(in fact I manage to run the client from the server)In add if the server is made of 2 different filesThe number of source database files do not equal the number of physicaldatabasefiles available.Backup ended with an error at 2006/11/2 17:05:06.Is there a workaround ?What I'm doing wrong ?B. regardsFabrizio Fiammenghi